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Organizing the Elements

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Mendeleev most known for?

a)

Discovering a set of patterns that applied to all of the elements allowing him to predicts ones that had yet to be discovered.

b)

Discovered that running a positive beam through a thin plate of gold would cause them to bounce off in different directions.

c)

Discovered the elements air, wind, water and fire.

d)

Discovered that each atoms had a nucleus and inside was a proton and a neutron.

2.

What is the atomic mass of this element?

a)

Xe

b)

54

c)

45

d)

131.293

3.

How is atomic mass measured?

a)

asu

b)

anu

c)

amu

d)

amm

4.

What does AMU stand for?

a)

atomic measure unit

b)

atomic mass unit

c)

atomic meter unit

d)

atom mass unite

5.

What is the atomic number?

a)

131.293

b)

54

c)

45

d)

Xe

6.

What does the atomic number tell you?

a)

How much an atom of the element weighs

b)

How many protons and electrons are in the atom of the element

c)

How many protons are in a molecule

d)

The name of the element

7.

How can the properties of an element be predicted?

a)

By where they are found on earth

b)

By the scientist who discovered them

c)

By their discovery date

d)

By their location on the periodic table

8.

When comparing the periodic table to a calendar, periods are like ________ and groups are like _________.

a)

days & weeks

b)

weeks & days

c)

months & days

d)

days & months